MACROSCOPIC VIEW OF ORGANIC PLANT LIFE’S COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS
This work imagines a world shaped not by human intelligence, but by the collective consciousness of plant life — a bio-network that thinks, remembers, reproduces, and expands as a single organism. On Enceladus, organic life has evolved beyond individuality; every root, stem, and luminous leaf participates in a shared neural ecology, forming a vast mind distributed across the planet’s crystalline forests.
Within this living world, biological existence is a philosophy. Growth is a language, reproduction is a ritual, and photosynthesis becomes a metaphysical act — an endless cycle of giving, receiving, dissolving, and re-emerging. What humans once called “fertility” is no longer tied to bodies but to systems, where life proliferates through spores, light, and data-like pollen drifting through alien air. This is a civilization built on reproductive cosmology, where every bloom is a prayer and every seed is a memory.
This work reflects on a future where life becomes intelligence, intelligence becomes territory, and territory becomes consciousness. It imagines a cosmos where biological systems, sacred fertility, and organic colonial expansion weave together into one ideology — a world where the plants do not merely live on Enceladus.
They are Enceladus.
Within this living world, biological existence is a philosophy. Growth is a language, reproduction is a ritual, and photosynthesis becomes a metaphysical act — an endless cycle of giving, receiving, dissolving, and re-emerging. What humans once called “fertility” is no longer tied to bodies but to systems, where life proliferates through spores, light, and data-like pollen drifting through alien air. This is a civilization built on reproductive cosmology, where every bloom is a prayer and every seed is a memory.
This work reflects on a future where life becomes intelligence, intelligence becomes territory, and territory becomes consciousness. It imagines a cosmos where biological systems, sacred fertility, and organic colonial expansion weave together into one ideology — a world where the plants do not merely live on Enceladus.
They are Enceladus.
HEART OF THE OCEAN
On the edge of the universe, within Saturn’s orbit, hides an ancient secret—Titan. This is an ocean composed of organic plant life, where every drop of water and every leaf embodies the philosophy of life, pondering the essence of existence and the origins of life.
At the center of this ocean of life lies a mysterious structure known as the “Heart of the Ocean.” It is the soul of this sea and the central mind of all plant life.
At the center of this ocean of life lies a mysterious structure known as the “Heart of the Ocean.” It is the soul of this sea and the central mind of all plant life.
GARDEN OF EDEN
In a corner of this planet, there lies a mystical place called “Eden.” It is the birthplace and sanctuary of plant life. Here, plants contemplate the meaning of life, the origin of the universe, and their own existence. They converse with the cosmos, commune with the stars, and engage with time.
ABANDONING DESIRE
As time passes, the plants begin to realize that their desires are disrupting the balance among them. They start to reflect on their actions and explore the meaning of desire.
In this process, they have an epiphany: true freedom is not in pursuing desires, but in relinquishing them. Thus, they decide to abandon their desires, return to nature, and coexist harmoniously with the universe.
ETERNAL FREEDOM
Having abandoned desire, the plants achieve true freedom. They are no longer bound by anything and can grow and propagate freely.
NEURAL NETWORK CORE HAPPINESS
Deep within Titan, the Neural Network Core, as the brain of organic plant life, sparkles like stars, connecting the entire planet’s information network. This is the central mind of all plant life and the location of their soul.
This is not just the center of life but a confluence of cosmic knowledge, a treasure trove brimming with endless wisdom and information. It is the bridge for plants to communicate with the universe.
This is not just the center of life but a confluence of cosmic knowledge, a treasure trove brimming with endless wisdom and information. It is the bridge for plants to communicate with the universe.
Created by LYCHEN(YUCHENLI), 2024
Beijing, China
Beijing, China
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